Will change come

The establishment is trying to hold on to the global economic system but just who are these people. First off are the bureaucrats who run the government agencies. Next are the large corporations who with their campaign contributions and their paid lobbyist control the elected officials. Then there is the military industrial complex where wars mean profits. The elected officials are deeply embedded in a system that allows 95% of incumbents to be reelected. The schools, both K-12 and colleges keep getting more money and hiring more people. Groups of all types and sizes line up at the trough of government largess. The only groups interested in trying out a new approach are the middle-income people who watched their jobs move overseas. Their only power rests in their vote and they are beginning to realize that. Will they be willing to put up with some short-term pain for long term gain is yet to be determined.